# Opportunity in the crisis: FMD-outbreak spotlights need to safeguard SA beef industry | ProAgri

> South Africa banned cloven-hoofed animal auctions nationwide after 11 properties tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease since November, all linked to auctioned cattle. The ban creates cash flow pressure for producers. Beefmaster Group said it will continue to buy cattle that meet animal health conditions.

- Date: 2019-12-06 · published 2019-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55551-opportunity-in-the-crisis-fmd-outbreak-spotlights-need-to-safeguard-sa-beef
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced cattle marketing through auctions can lower live supply and may lift red meat prices from December onward. The disease also threatens South Africa's FMD-free export status.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-02-10 | [Is the Livestock Industry Prepared for a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak? - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48494-is-the-livestock-industry-prepared-for-a-foreign-animal-disease-outbreak-pork.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-01 | [US cattle industry concerned about increased FMD risk - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36801-us-cattle-industry-concerned-about-increased-fmd-risk-beef-central.md) | -0.1% | -0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-12-08 | [Animal health experts: US ag needs to be prepared for disease outbreaks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16314-animal-health-experts-us-ag-needs-to-be-prepared-for-disease-outbreaks-farm-and.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-21 | [China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46009-china-bans-cattle-imports-from-laos-to-prevent-skin-disease-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-01 | [Diseases on farms in South Africa: recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system - BetsBulletin South Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16135-diseases-on-farms-in-south-africa-recent-outbreaks-point-to-weaknesses-in-the.md) | -3.2% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- proagri.co.za: https://proagri.co.za/opportunity-in-the-crisis-fmd-outbreak-spotlights-need-to-safeguard-sa-beef-industry/

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